U.S: CDC reports swine flu virus in Texas patient    
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its latest update on the nation's seasonal influenza activity, reported on a person who was infected with a swine influenza virus following several ...

OIE: Equine influenza, India    
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Information received on 27/11/2008 from Dr Natarajan Gokulram, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, India Summary Report ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India    
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Information received on 28/11/2008 from Dr Natarajan Gokulram, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, India Summary Report ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Thailand    
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Information received on 10/11/2008 from Dr Sakchai Sriboonsue, Director General , Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives , Bangkok, Thailand Summary Report ...

Bradel-Tretheway BG, Kelley Z, Chakraborty-Sett S,. The human H5N1 influenza A virus polymerase complex is active in vitro over a broad range of temperatures, in contrast to the WSN complex, and this property can be attributed to the PB2 subunit. J Gen Virol. 2008 Dec;89(Pt 12):2923-32.  Abstract  
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Influenza A virus (IAV) replicates in the upper respiratory tract of humans at 33 degrees C and in the intestinal tract of birds at close to 41 degrees C. The viral RNA polymerase complex comprises three ...

De Santo C, Salio M, Masri SH, Lee LY, Dong T, Spe. Invariant NKT cells reduce the immunosuppressive activity of influenza A virus-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice and humans. J Clin Invest. 2008 Nov 13.  Abstract  
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Infection with influenza A virus (IAV) presents a substantial threat to public health worldwide, with young, elderly, and immunodeficient individuals being particularly susceptible. Inflammatory responses ...

Yang S, Lee JY, Lee JS, Mitchell WP, Oh HB, Kang C. Influenza sequence and epitope database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Nov 9.  Abstract  
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Influenza epidemics arise through the acquisition of viral genetic changes to overcome immunity from previous infections. An increasing number of complete genomes of influenza viruses have been sequenced ...

P.K. Biswas et al.. Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Chickens, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov.  Full Text  
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To determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh, we conducted surveys and examined virus isolates. The outbreak began in backyard chickens. ...

J.S. Hall et al.. Influenza Infection in Wild Raccoons. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov.  Full Text  
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Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are common, widely distributed animals that frequently come into contact with wild waterfowl, agricultural operations, and humans. Serosurveys showed that raccoons are exposed ...